Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-17


sentatives is nothing il not eccentric
in his morning prayers. Since DIR.
Milburn's petitions occasioned criti-
cism last session he has been more
conservative in his demands at the
Throne of Grace, bur "A few days ago
the reverend gentleman surprised the
house by praying for the wife of seere-
tary Whitney and the babe.
This caused a certain congressman
whose infant daughter was the same
age as the new cabinet bud" to ac-
cuee the chsE.ain- of offensive parti-
sanship," because he had neglected his
wife and baby. SO the next day the
other baby was prayed for. Never
before in the halls of congress was the
birth of any American citizen the o.
casion of official action. AS both ba-
bies were girls the new departure was
jocularly mentioned as II triumph for
the cause of woman, to offset the
snubbing that woman suffrage received
in the senate last week.
Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, is un-
willing to treat the house With any
more Difference than that body shows
the senate, unlike the "fatier vi his
country" who was unwilling that a
negro should be more polite than him
sell. When senator Harris, Of Ten
nessee. moved that at the conclusion
Of morning business. each day.. the
senate proceed to consider house bills,
MIR. Ingalls, inquired whether the house
had resolved to devote any particular
time to the consideration OF senate
bills, SO that there should be decent
interchange Of courtesy i'll the matter.
Senator Dawes suggested that it was
out of order to discuss modes Of bnsi-
ness in the other house. ThereupOn
the senator from Kansas hoped that
the ator from Massachusetts would
possess his soul in patience. The idea
that there was some divinity hetlg
ing about the house OF represent
atives, SO that nobody could nlen-
tion it without getting on his knees.
was "a superstition that ought to be
abandoned.
When the bill appropriatine SlO,Ob0
for special distribution of seed to
the irOutl,-stricken counties of Texas
was called up in the senate, it was ad-
vocated by Senator Coke Of that state,
while several republican senator's
raised constitutional questions. Mr..
Edmun,ls asked if the people of those
counties could not buy seed on credit,
Just as the farmers of other states did.
Senator Hoar asked the Texas sena-
tor to state the constitutional ground
on which he supported the bill, and
the latter raised IL laugh by saying
"Not at this time" Mr.. Hoar said
he had hoped that ii the senate voted
to furnish seed to Texas, Texas would
furnish constitutional law to the sen
ate. Still ne would vote for the bill
with pleasure.
Here Gen. Hawley appeaied TO Mr..
Coke not to press the bill, out OF re
gard for the history Of Texas-that
great empire state, old and rich. He
characterized the bill as passing
aroun. the hat" aud said ii his little
state OF Connecticut came here be-
ging for SlO.OOO for garden seei and
got it, lc would resign.
Mr.. Coke repudiated the idea OF this
bill being II ease OF "passlng the hat.
Texas wa- not asking for charity. 1t
was merely in the line with bills in
former congresses, for relief of people
in Ohio, Kansas. Alabama. and other
states. Senator Ingalls, admitted that
there were many precedonts for the
appropriation, and said if Texas could
afford to take it, he could afford tn
vote for it. After Mr.. salisbury, of
delaware. also admitted that there
were plenty OF precedents for it. but
added that he had never voted for
>l,ch bills and $50 help him Cod he
never would, the seed for Texas ear
ried the senate by two to one.
The social world of Washington has
been very brilliant for the past few
weeks. Mrs. Cleveland ha, abandoned
her seini-weekly Eat homes" however.
lerause they are regarded by many as
public receptions. They We're insfitu-
ted for the friends and arIuaintances
of the l'dy Of the White House. but
tn" o, .portuni,y was grossly abused
b. crowds of people whose respectful
curiosity could he appease'l at her
iOrtnightly receptions to the public.
Bu. Mrs. Cleveland evident ly intends
to keep up with the peoples process
sion. She says she never feeds tired
from shaking hands, ei,i i,ar nt the time
ar afterwards, no matter how great
the number of guests she greets. she
laughed over a recent paragraph in a
New York paper which reported her
as completely exhausted after one oi
her tirrc-hour oricals of hand -hak-
i'm. 4 friend vino WAS rather sur
prised AT her powers oi endurance.
remarked 10 Mr- cleveland that sl,.
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